The
New Jersey Training School (NJTS) is the Juvenile Justice
Commission's largest facility currently housing approximately
200 male juveniles. It was opened in 1867 as a home
for troubled youth. Today, NJTS is a secure facility
with a state of the art perimeter fence and 24-hour
armed roving patrol. residents range in age from 12
to 23 years of age with the vast majority of residents
being 16 to 18 years old.

The
primary focus of NJTS is to provide care, treatment
and custody for juveniles committed by the courts and
to create programs that will rehabilitate young offenders.

The Training School offers several unique vocational opportunities including an optical lab program which teaches juveniles to craft eyeglasses. NJTS supplies eyeglasses to all juvenile and adult residents in the state. Through this program, several youth have received jobs with optical employers after their release. NJTS offers vocational programs in horticulture, equine science, and communications.